The HP Pavilion dv3t has just been officially launched. The dv3t has: a 13.3-inch display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, Intel's Core 2 Duo T6400 CPU, Blu-ray, a 500GB HDD, and a 9-cell battery that reportedly has a battery life of 7 hours, but that's probably not true, especially for an HP Pavilion. This notebook will be available in 2 colours: Moonlight White (above) and Expresso Black (below). It's now available at a base price of $799 USD, but expect to pay much more if you opt for some better specs, of course.

It looks like it to me. It's got the physical looks and the icons to represent a larger iPod Touch. Looks are deceiving though because this is the Hualu UCG501 MID and it has a 5-inch touchscreen display with an 800 x 480 resolution and is running Windows XP. This MID also uses Intel's Menlow platform which means there's a 1.1GHz or 1.3GHz processor in there somewhere. It also has 3G, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, an optical mouse pointer, WiFi, a 4,700mAh battery, and USB, VGA, and Ethernet connections. I don't know how much storage this MID has or the price or the availability, so I'll get that for you as soon as it is announced.

Yes, the PSP 2 is "real," and that's according to Insider Source. Apparently, Sony reps have already shown off the so-called PSP 2 and someone has mentioned some of the physical features. This includes: rounded edges, dual analog sticks, a small sliding screen, similar size and thickness as the current PSP and no UMD drive. No, this reoccurring picture is still not a real picture of the rumoured PSP 2, so don't get your hopes up. Patapon 2 looks like it is the test dummy for the PSP 2 and if it fails, they could scrap the PSP 2 as a whole and bring back the UMD. We'll see happens at E3

This is yet another so-called "confirmed" news. Remember that PS3 price cut? Well, it looks like that $100 USD price cut will be announced at E3 this year by Sony. Like the PSP 2, we'll see what happens at E3. I'm excited and I really hope it's a big event for Sony.

Aww, sorry Nintendo DSi users. It was only 2 days ago where we heard that Skype on the DSi is possible. Unfortunately, Nintendo Europe has spoken out and said, "We have no plans to release a Skype application for Nintendo DS or DSi." As of right now, Nintendo DSi users must be disappointed. Too bad for them.

Broadcom makes Apple's iPod Touch Bluetooth chips and here's a look at their newest chip. The Broadcom BCM4325 has Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi, and FM radio capabilities. This could be utilized in the next iPod Touch, but don't count on the FM radio being activated. The current chip for the iPod Touch has FM radio capabilities, but it doesn't have the feature unlocked so thank Apple for that. I'm excited to see what other specs the next iPod Touch will have because I'm interested in getting one with Bluetooth 3.0 and maybe some 802.11n wireless capabilities.

Just like it was predicted earlier this month, the LG Env3 looks like it has been spotted with a 3MP camera. The camera will also have "Intelligent Shot", which is also included in the very sexy Viewty (II) Smart. Besides the recent 1 megapixel camera bump, the Env3 also sports a tweaked QWERTY keyboard, but nothing else is known about this fairly mysterious and underwhelming handset.

Like the Dell Studio 15 laptop yesterday, Toshiba has decided to update their Qosmio and Dynabook laptops. The Qosmio and Dynabook laptops will now come with Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs and the Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT graphics card. The Qosmio will come in 2 flavours: an 18.4-inch G50 ($3,421 USD) and a 15.4-inch FX ($2,119 USD). The Dynabook SS RX2, on the other hand, will come with a 128GB SSD and will cost an expensive $2,840 USD. They're now available in Japan, so unless you're willing to get it shipped over here, then your luck has run out.

The Toshiba Mini NB200 was just announced by Toshiba UK and it is the European version of the Dynabook UX that I talked about 2 days ago. The NB200 will have your choice of either a 1.6GHz N270 Atom CPU or a 1.66 GHz N280 Atom CPU, a 10.1-inch display with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, Intel's integrated 945GSE graphics, a 160GB HDD, WiFi, optional 3G, Bluetooth, an integrated VGA webcam, and 3 USB 2.0 ports. This netbook will be available in the UK next month and will have a base price of £319 ($465 USD). Almost forgot to mention the best part, which is a 9-cell battery that is expected to last 9 hours.

The 14-inch Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 notebook is now shipping to its buyers. The Y450 will have Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics, a DVD writer, a 6-cell battery, and will run on Windows Vista Home Premium. For the base price of $679 USD, you will be getting a 2.16GHz Intel Dual Core T3400 CPU. If you're willing to spend $829 USD, then you will upgrade your notebook to a 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 CPU, 4GB of DDR3 SDRAM, and a 320GB HDD. If you want a bigger screen you can always go for the IdeaPad Y650 or wait for the 15.6-inch IdeaPad Y550.

It took me a while to find it - even in this picture. The new EagleTec USB Nano flash drive is extremely tiny, measuring at just 19 x 15 x 6mm. This USB drive weighs just 3 grams, has 4 and 8GB models and has 15Mb/s read rates and 6Mb/s write speeds. It's pretty impressive, but I wonder how hard it is to take the sucked out, especially with oily chicken-grease hands. This USB drive is now available for $22 USD (4GB) and $33 USD (8GB), which I think is a sweet deal.

I'm not going to say "launched" because it makes it seem like it's available already. Anyways, the P30A notebook that you might remember from over a week ago was officially announced today. Apparently, it is targeted for the business users out there. The P30A looks like it is going green with a 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo ULV CPU. Other specs include: a 13.3-inch LED-backlit display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution, up to 4GB of RAM, up to 320GB of HDD storage, Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, 3G, an integrated 1.3MP webcam, HDMI, and a DVD writer. The P30A will also be sporting Intel's Anti-Theft technology, but that's probably optional. As of right now, the Asus P30A has no official price or availability date. I read a couple of days ago that CMOS is "criticizing" Asus for including a 1.3MP camera on top of the CULV CPU, but I don't really understand what they're talking about. If you want to go check out that article you can click on this link.

This new KDDI phone will be releasing under the Sharp name and it is waterproof. The spec sheet hasn't been revealed yet, but some bright information has. By bright I'm talking about a solar panel that will recharge your phone to 80%. They haven't mentioned how long it will take to get to 80%, but it will get there eventually. KDDI has claimed that "10 minutes of sun absorption should grant two hours of standy, or a minute or so of talk time." That may not be a whole lot, but it's better than nothing. The price has not been mentioned yet, but people in Japan should see this phone released this June.

Acer is actually looking quite strong this year with their new handsets. The only thing bringing them down is the fact that most of them are running on WinMo 6.1 - which is terrible. Acer mentioned today that they are aiming to be one of the top 5 smartphone vendors by 2012. That's a huge feat for them, but if they make it there I'd be happy for them. Before I talk about Acer's 8 new phones, I should inform you all that they mentioned that it is "likely" that we will see their Android phone by the end of this year and that's great news.

The 8 phones that have been announced for the Singapore market today is the: DX900 ($530 USD), DX650 ($397 USD), X960 ($463 USD), F900, M900, F1, L1, and C1. The DX900, DX650, and X960 are now available for the aforementioned price. The price for the F900 and the M900 have not been mentioned yet, but they are expected in May. The F1, L1, and C1 are also expected this year and one of these could be the so-called Android handset. We've already heard that the Acer A1 could be running Android and that it is expected this September, but Acer didn't mention it today so we'll just have to see what happens. On a side note, I wonder what happened to the Acer E1? Anyways, take a look at some specs below:

LG is really stepping up their game lately, and I love it. Today, LG has announced 3 new LH90 LED-backlit HDTV sets with 240Hz technology and a bright 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio. "There's also THX certification and a USB port that can not only be used to display photos and music from attached storage but also DivX video files. An ambient light sensor can save energy use by more than 70-percent by adjusting backlighting to suit the room, and there are integrated 'hidden' speakers." This is a very sexy TV and I'd get one - if I had the money. For the 42-inch model you're looking at around $2,449 USD; the 47-inch model will be around $3,116 USD; the 55-inch model will be around $4,749 USD. LG has confirmed that these new LH90 TVs will be available outside of Korea, so that's definitely great news. Take a look at what LG had to say at a press conference below (translated, but not perfectly):

LG Electronics, Korea’s first 240 Hertz (Hz) LED TV

Release 2009/04/22

■ apply new technology to the ‘perfect picture’ pursuit- Jikha (Direct) 960 of the LED screen for luminescence spread more evenly throughout the bright, provides more vivid images- The first live scan 240Hz ‘apply kkeulrim to eliminate symptoms and a spectrum- ‘Images of control (Local Dimming)’ as a contrast ratio implements 2000000- ‘Color dikaenting (Color Decanting)’ technology to implement sophisticated self

■ LG Electronics LCD TV, vice president of business gwonhuiwon “LED TV launched the technology of the LG’s products,” said, “We focus on improving the quality and design of the slim LED TV continue to plan my place”

LH90 launched the series (55, 47, 42-inch) 3 model in the domestic as well as overseas will see the line sequentially.

LG Electronics introduced the product jikha (Direct) by 960 (55-inch standard) light-emitting diode (LED) spread evenly throughout the screen, because the more bright and luminous, are more vivid picture quality.

This product, the first 240 Hertz (Hz) live scan technology, applied, and the spectrum kkeulrim have no symptoms, so you can enjoy smooth and comfortable image. Car races, including a baseball game, enjoy the fast and dynamic visual effects better when it appears.

240Hz is a full HD video at the beginning of chapter 240 is to implement.

In addition, the screen divides into 90 areas of the screen to adjust the brightness and image, video portion control technology (Local Dimming: Local Dimming) ‘and more crisp picture quality and contrast ratio as well as the realization of more than 2,000,000 1 done.

Developed by LG Electronics’ color dikaenting (Color Decanting) ‘technology was also applied to this product.

‘Color dikaenting’ technology video engine △ △ △ panel of three kinds of algorithms to improve the quality of organic technology, the self hidden in the combined TV video and the technology is brought to its original color.

Of the only ‘THX certification, the value was recognized for the quality.

THX (Tomlinson Holman EXperiment) authentication, digital cinema, the master of a famous Star Wars director George Lucas’ Lucasfilm ‘theater with the best quality and the quality evaluation and certification of the facility he created for the original picture taken correctly implemented THX certification is provided only for the products.

Did not miss the sound quality.

Mark Levinson tuned the audio industry, the master of ‘inbijeobeul speakers, the speaker hole (Hole) without ringing the entire frame, provides the best sound.

Upgrading a ‘Clear Voice 2′ capabilities to apply, select the characters hear the voice of the little lines and thus to the people can hear clearly.

Eye protection, have applied a variety of other functions such as power savings.

LG Electronics LCD TV, vice president of business gwonhuiwon “LED TV launched the technology of the LG’s products,” said “LG Electronics will focus on improving the quality of the thin LED TV continue to design plans,” he said.

This is not a good look for Android. This netbook / tablet may look decent at first, but wait until you hear the spec sheet. This latest device from Skytone (dubbed the Alpha 680) has a 7-inch display with an 800 x 480 resolution, a 533MHz ARM CPU, only 128MB of RAM (up to 256MB), 1GB of storage (up to 4GB), 2 USB 2.0 ports, WiFi, possible 3G, an 4-in-1 card slot, and it will run Android. Although the specs are pretty bad, this may prove something. Judging from my knowledge (I could be wrong), this could mean that Android could be capable of running on a lower-end device than Linux can, which I think is pretty amazing. Still, a netbook / tablet coming out nowadays with only a 533MHz processor is kind of lame. The good thing is that if it does make its way to the market, it will cost around $100 USD - even though I think that's still expensive.

In real life, that is. Android users are still waiting for Cupcake to officially launch on their handsets. In the meantime, you can make yourself hungry for a giant cupcake. It is almost lunchtime, so it's good preparation - I guess. This shot is taken from, of course, the Google campus.